Terramex - Cosmic relief
Original title: Terramex
Alternative title: Cosmic Relief: Prof. Renegade to the Rescue  (US)
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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This multi-level action/adventure takes players back 40 years to find Professor K.K. Renegade, who predicts that a catastrophic asteroid is heading straight for earth. You're in charge of finding Professor Renegade. 

Select one of the five most intrepid Adventurers from England, France, Germany, Japan, and the U.S. to spearhead the search. Professor Renegade was last seen in the unexplored region of the highest Tibetan ranges; an area populated by creatures and conditions of the professor's own design: venomous stone snakes, reptilian birds, and acid storms. Not only must your Adventurer survive these tests of courage, but he must and properly use such curious objects as spurs, a vacuum cleaner, and a unicycle. Once you locate the professor and convince him to help, you'll need to help him construct an anti-asteroid deflector to prevent the destruction of earth. You must now search for high-tech tools such as an atomic pile, a 9-volt battery, and a bent coat hanger!

Use the joystick and the appropriate keys to maneuver the Adventurer across the landscape. You have 30 days to complete the mission. During the mission, the Adventurer collects various items (points are awarded for each). Some items serve little purpose; others are vital; and others only work in certain places. Only one item can be held at a time and it must be held to be used. Native bearers carry the items collected. 

To look at what each bearer has, type 1 or 2 to scroll through the bearers. The Adventurer can exchange the item held (press S) with a bearer that is closest to him. Press T to Think.  Its trial and error time. Good luck. The game comes with cheats and a map for those that require a little help.

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Description from the packaging  (US version):

Professor Renegade to the Rescue.

Forty years ago. Prof. K.K. Renegade predicted that an asteroid was rocketing toward Earth. No one believed him... then. But time, and a rapidly approaching piece of space rock the size of Louisiana. would change all that.

Realizing that the only man who could avert the asteroid disaster was the same man who predicted it, the really important people of Earth decided to contact Prof. Renegade for help. But the Professor had become a recluse (no one likes his "Earth Is Doomed" theory poo-pooed). The question now: where was Prof. Renegade... and could he be found in time!?!?

You're in charge of the Renegade hunt. Select one of the five most intrepid adventurers from England, France, Germany, Japan, and the U.S. of A. to spearhead the expedition.
Prof. Renegade was last seen in an unexplored region of the highest Tibetan ranges; an area populated by creatures and conditions of the Professor's own bizarre design: venomous stone snakes. reptilian birds, acid storms, and worse, low-fat curd products! Not only must your adventurer survive these, but he must find and properly use such curious objects as spurs, a vacuum cleaner, a cup of tea, and of course, a unicycle.

Once at the Professor's door, the quest is far from over. If you convince Renegade to help, he'll need to construct an anti-asteroid deflector. The search now turns to finding such high-tech tools as an atomic pile, a 9-volt battery, and a bent coat hanger!
If your adventurer fails to live long enough to find the Professor or to help Renegade build the deflector in time. then Earth, and all its neat things, will be obliterated.

Multi-level action/adventure
Full-color animation graphics
Interactive game play
